Vaping
Vaping - Are safety concerns overblown?
There are mounting concerns about the safety of vaping after the US government's move to ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes. The measure comes after 6 deaths in the US were linked to respiratory… Audio
Vaping deaths in the US - could it happen here?
Yesterday we discussed the vaping, the effects of, and especially whether or not it should be used by smokers as a tool to quit cigarette smoking. There are an increasing number of reports of… Audio
Vaping and the risk of Lung Disease
Nights' toxicologist, Leo Shep from Toxinform has been looking into the science behind the recent deaths that have been accredited to vaping. Audio
Is over-regulation of Vaping causing harm?
Could over-regulation of the e-cigarette market hurt the people who need these products the most? Audio
NZ should be worried about Juul vaping device – US professor
Dr Alex Carll, an assistant professor of physiology at the University of Louisville, says the high nicotine levels in JUUL may present cardiovascular risks - and New Zealand should be concerned about… Audio
Highly addictive vaping device coming to NZ
Juul - which has become the biggest target for vaping critics, who say it's hooking children on nicotine and creating a new generation of addicts - has revealed it wants to launch in New Zealand… Audio
Big Tobacco ‘subsidising’ e-cigarettes for Māori
Tobacco giant Philip Morris is targeting Māori with its new e-cigarette, selling the device to them at half price and going to places with high Māori populations to promote it. Guyon Espiner… Video, Audio
Is vaping the answer to New Zealand’s ‘smoke-free by 2025’ campaign?
Is the government swapping one bad habit for another by encouraging smokers to move to vaping, as a way of curing their addiction? Audio
Is vaping the answer to New Zealand’s ‘smoke-free by 2025’ campaign?
Is the government swapping one bad habit for another by encouraging smokers to move to vaping, as a way of curing their addiction?
AudioSubsidised products could be key to becoming smokefree by 2025
Subsidised vaping products are being touted as the key to helping Aotearoa reach its ambitious target of being smokefree by 2025. Video, Audio
Vaping may be banned in smokefree areas in Hauraki
The Hauraki District Council is considering banning vaping in smokefree zones - it's one of several councils nationwide looking to include vaping in its smoking policy. Audio
First smokefree tax break plea - what's next?
While the Government has dismissed Philip Morris's appeal for tax breaks on its smoke free products can we expect more aggressive marketing from cigarette manufacturers of its vape products ? Kathryn… Audio
Wellington beaches to go smokefree
Wellington's beaches are to become smokefree but councillors have decided to pause for thought when it comes to what message they should send to vapers. Audio
Town goes smoke free on public property
From tomorrow Hanmer Springs will be asking people to ditch the durries as public property in the town centre goes smoke and vape free.
Govt plans crackdown on vaping in bars and workplaces
The government plans to stub out vaping in bars and restaurants and restrict the sale of e-cigarettes in the same way as tobacco. Audio
US calls teen e-cig use an 'epidemic'
The US Food and Drug Administration is considering banning the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes, citing an "epidemic" of use among teens.
NZ smokers concerned vaping 'not the real deal'
Smokers wanting to switch from conventional cigarettes to vaping, or e-cigarettes, are encountering unexpected hurdles, new research shows.
Vaping gets the backing of the Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is now backing e-cigarettes to help the country reach its Smokefree goal by 2025. Although e-cigs with nicotine were made legal early this year, the government hadn't endorsed… Audio
Research suggests e-cigarettes help smokers quit
A study out of the United States, published in the British Medical Journal, says e-cigarette users are more likely than non-users to quit smoking. Audio
